2013 Big Adventure
Athens - P.73
When we first got off the bus it seemed fairly calm there. There were other groups, sure, but we were used to that by now. |
We headed toward the entrance. |
The ruins of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. |
It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. |
It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. |
The Philopappos Monument is an ancient Greek mausoleum and monument dedicated to Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene. When he died in 116, his sister Julia Balbilla, citizens of Athens and the imperial family were extremely upset. As a dedication to honor the memory of Philopappos, Balbilla with the citizens of Athens erected a tomb structure on Mouseion Hill. Now it's renamed Philopappos Hill. |
Walking up, up, up to the Acropolis. |
The line of people in front of us started to stop. |
And we could see why. A mass of people around the corner! |
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It moved fairly well. |
Don't get lost in the crowd! The sign with the blue 6 is our group. |
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